(19)
(11) EP 2 057 848 A2

(12)

(88) Date of publication A3:
13.03.2008

(43) Date of publication:
13.05.2009 Bulletin 2009/20

(21) Application number: 07797604.1

(22) Date of filing: 21.05.2007
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
H04N 13/00(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2007/069325
(87) International publication number:
WO 2007/137213 (29.11.2007 Gazette 2007/48)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL BA HR MK RS

(30) Priority: 22.05.2006 US 419566

(71) Applicant: GE Healthcare Bio-Sciences Corp.
Piscataway, NJ 08855 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • O RUANAIDH, Joseph
    Hamilton, New Jersey 08610 (US)
  • ZHANG, Yang
    Bridgewater, New Jersey 08807 (US)
  • EMERIC, Pierre
    Princeton, New Jersey 08540 (US)
  • SWIATEK, Marcin
    Branchburg, New Jersey 08876 (US)
  • ROZENFELD, Vadim
    Piscataway, New Jersey 08854 (US)

(74) Representative: Sörby, Lennart 
GE Healthcare Bio-Sciences AB Björkgatan 30
75184 Uppsala
75184 Uppsala (SE)

   


(54) SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPTICAL SECTION IMAGE LINE REMOVAL